She asked if I’d share what she should know about being a New Mom. Because she had never been a mommy before. And she had so many questions. Didn’t feel confident about what she was doing and what she should expect. And boy! did I get what she meant by that. No one had told…
Where can you turn when your heart is troubled? What do you do when you feel overwhelmed or discouraged? Here are 3 Bible verses to help you find peace… My heart is troubled. Aching, really. And I wish it wasn’t so. Because I want to walk in faith and not worry so much. To be…
I love summer. Love, love, love. And you want to know why? Okay, I’ll tell you. First of all, I am a sunshine girl. All the way. Some of my other family members might wilt and complain about the heat of summer. Not me. I bask in it. And I love the slow mornings and…
So how do you handle giving your growing tween what she needs – regardless of what you know? Here are 4 excellent tips to help you daily…. I don’t know everything. That’s a fact. However I do like to think that I know more than an 11 year old. Apparently that’s become questionable. I have…
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I’ve determined that my husband Ted has a foot fetish. Okay, maybe “fetish” isn’t the right word. Perhaps “preoccupation” or “fixation” better applies here. When I mentioned this to him the other day, he looked confused. Foot? Fetish? Huh? Yep, his expression said it all. That is, until I explained. Suddenly this confused look of…
In a society that embraces a fast-paced and busy lifestyle, it’s easy to feel like you have to be doing something at all times. This attitude can also trickle into the home if we’re not careful. There was a point in my life that I was feeling extremely overwhelmed with my homemaking duties. I was…
So I’m not quite sure how to say this. How I should put it. But it goes something like this . . . Sometimes life doesn’t go as we plan. And maybe you think I’m talking about you and your plans. But I’m not. I’m talking about us here. For instance, We didn’t plan…
Our tween girls need loving guidance as they enter an uncertain age. Here is a resource that can help her through those challenging years. So you already know that I have four daughters. Four teenage daughters whom I love and adore. Who were themselves “tweens” not so long ago. And can I just tell you…
Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same. ~ Jonathan Edwards ~ While I have a lot of things I would like to accomplish this year, I really want to look back and see that I…
Club31Women began in 2013 as the faith and family blog of author and speaker Lisa Jacobson. She began writing with a heart to share with others her passion for husband, home, and family. Club31Women quickly grew into a thriving community where women from all over the world come for encouragement, instruction, and inspiration from more…
As a child I prayed the same prayer every night. You might know it, and maybe you prayed this as well. “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take.” Then came the creepy…
I knew it was a privilege to mother these kids, but there I was, snapping, lecturing, even belittling. I was called to write, but my words felt wooden, ordinary, so much less than “that other writer’s.” I offered truth spoken in love, but feared I’d destroyed a friendship. To top it all off, I lost…
I have a hard time asking for help and admitting my weaknesses. It wasn’t something I realized I had a problem with until I had my first child. You see, I grew up watching my parents do everything themselves. They are very capable people. I would brag that my dad was one of those people…
Since we’re good friends I feel like I can tell you this. So, yeah, I went out on a hot date last Saturday night. It all started with a new box of Cheerios and hearing the kids cheer. . . and then discovering we were out of milk. He looked over at me. And I…
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